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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
5
Caldwell New Jersey will host the 1919 National Rifle Matches. The nine square mile range near the town name hosts the event with modern facilities and electric lighting. Matches run from August 25 to 30 with additional NRA programs and small bore rifle events.
Hugh T. Carney a veteran locomotive engineer for the Milwaukee road has chosen the recall committee nomination to oppose Mayor Bhort in the recall election set for June 16. The notice appears in Sioux City dated May 15.
In Chicago May 15 Judge Landis received $7,500 repaid by Joseph E E Davies former FTC member for legal services in 1918 related to a Capitals issue permit. Davies had been urged to refund earlier. money turned in without strings. John H. Haskell, ex chief salesman, was arrested on fraud charges after a not found warrant and testified in the hearing.
Des Moines May 15 The state board of health reports another anthrax warning from Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the U S Public Health Service. Untaxed brushes in trade channels contaminated with anthrax threaten consumers. Brushes lacking maker name or trademark should be returned or disinfected. Formalin sterilization procedure urged: soak four hours in 10 percent solution at 110 degrees Fahrenheit while agitating to reach all bristles.
Carroll May 15 Receiver J A Dougherty of the defunct Carroll Trust and Savings Bank has opened an office and is busy with assets and securing additional security. He pleads cooperation to avoid asset waste and warns interferers to stay away. Loss to depositors is hoped to be small though stockholders will be hit hard, with President Roelfsema’s $30,000 stake absorbed and hypothecated for borrowed money.
The report by state mine inspector Rh T Rhys notes 1918 Iowa coal production fell 30 668 tons from 1917 and mining jobs dropped by 901. Consumers urged to buy and store coal now to prevent next winter shortages as demand may raise prices. County tallies show Wapello eighth in output with 105 510 tons less than 1917. Data cover southern Iowa counties totaling 4 653 678 tons for 1915.
Laurence R. Purdue of Malvern died April 20 in Germany from pneumonia while his regiment, Company 1 of the 168th Infantry, was returning home by sea. He was among the first to enlist and served in France before the fatal illness. His mother Mrs. G. F. Bunker received word after the regiment had been in New York a few days.
Toledo plans a county wide Fourth of July celebration to honor Independence Day and Tama county soldiers who served in France. About 1500 county servicemen, roughly 1000 expected in Toledo, will attend a grand parade with prominent speakers and naval Fourth attractions.
At Capt Oliver Horton's funeral in Glidden a sword he won from a Confederate officer at Spottsylvania was placed in his casket per his request. Horton, nearly 90, was a Civil War veteran and early settler who served in the Twenty-second and Twenty-eighth General Assemblies. pallbearers were fellow soldiers and sailors.
A brief report notes a military conflict accompanied by members of the Grand Army of the Republic, highlighting veterans’ presence and participation in the event.
A quotation from the Boston Transcript cautions against hasty conclusions, noting that what a mirror shows about oneself may guide reliable self evaluation and discernment. It implies reflection yields dependable outcomes.
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